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Wednesday 10 September 2025
China's NSIG to absorb loss-making wafer subsidiaries in US$967M restructuring
China's top silicon wafer maker, National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), has unveiled a major restructuring, taking full control of three loss-making 12-inch wafer subsidiaries. The...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
FOPLP progress is fastest in foundries, slower in testing and panel fabs
Foundries lead in FOPLP advanced packaging development due to their integrated processes, followed by testing firms that leverage existing wafer architectures. Panel fabs face precision...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Five years on, Taiwan's G2C positions local equipment makers at center of AI packaging shift
Soaring demand for AI computing is ushering the semiconductor sector into a fresh cycle of high-speed growth, pushing advanced packaging requirements to new heights. From infrastructure...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Taiwan's industrial PC firms expand role in semiconductor supply chain amid rising demand
Taiwan's semiconductor sector continues to assert its significance globally, with surging demand for advanced processing and packaging technologies driving industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers...
Tuesday 9 September 2025
China's JFSemi cracks 12-inch SiC wafer barrier with homegrown laser technology

The global silicon carbide (SiC) market remains centered on 6-inch wafers, with only a few Chinese players moving into 8-inch lines. The...

Saturday 6 September 2025
South Korea plans to cut wafer material tariffs to 0% to strengthen its semiconductor cost advantage
The South Korean government is reportedly pushing to reduce tariffs on key imported materials used in semiconductor wafer production to 0% by 2026. Amid the US' announcement of a potential...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
EV Group promotes Yu-Ying Lee to lead Taiwan operations amid expanding semiconductor market
EV Group (EVG), a leading player in semiconductor process solutions, announced on September 2, 2025, the promotion of Yu-Ying Lee (Cindy Lee) to general manager of its Taiwan branch,...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Tata Electronics partners with Merck and C-DAC to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem
Tata Electronics has forged strategic partnerships with Merck and India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The collaborations will enhance semiconductor materials,...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
South Korea's Nextin lands SK Hynix deal, plans expansion in Japan, US, and Europe
South Korea-based optical wafer inspection equipment manufacturer Nextin has made strides in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) segment, gaining traction after launching its dedicated...
Monday 1 September 2025
Rapidus 2nm chip matches TSMC's logic density, outpaces Intel in performance

Rapidus is preparing to launch its most advanced chip yet, a 2nm process called "2HP," that could put it nearly on par with TSMC's N2...

Monday 1 September 2025
SMIC tightens grip on Beijing unit in latest wave of China wafer fab mergers
China's SMIC said it will acquire the remaining 49% stake in its subsidiary, SMIC North Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (Beijing), also known as SMIC North, through an issuance of...